The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1887-05-07
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Mail.
There have been five Cabinet babies
In the last twenty years and all girls
Washington Post.
Someone was mean enough to steal
three tons of hay from minister's barn
at Perry, N. T., the other night.
"A Syracuse IN. " man has had to
pay $1,000 because his wife used her
tongue too freely in criticising her
friends.
I'm 1851 there were 27,424 French
Canadians In Ontario; now there are
over 10000. The eastern part of the
province is almost wholly under con.
troll of the French.
"A Nebraska farmer, who has been
experimenting with blue grass, con-
cludes that all Northern Nebraska will
prove to be one of the finest tame grass
countries in the world.
In the county clerks office at San
Francisco, Call, is posted up the fol-
lowing notice: ''Lady applicants for
position will please weep in the ante
room, as the clerk suffers greatly from
damp feet"
Matte Allen, of Bennettsville, Ky.,
tried to starve herself because her sweet
heart forsook her for another girl. A
single visit from the recreant lover,
however, induced her to change her
mind after four days fasting.
A Nebraska City bachelor declares
that the girls there are so anxious to get
married that a man $50 homely that tho
reflection of his face will dent new
milk pan" can get dozen offers in
day without asking. Chicago Herald.
On one unlucky day three years
ago j. G. Russell, of Memphis, drew
$50, 900 in lottery. Since then he has
gone down Hill very fast, and has just
closed his career by an attack on his
wife, during which he was struck on
the head by a rescuing party and re-
ceived fatal blow Washington Star.
Tom Green County, Texas, is
named after famous pioneer from
North Carolina, who did his share Of
fighting against Santa Anna and was
honored when Texas secured her indie
iSe4tfssf6s rom cSTs0n f.ssi...4,. I...s sGss
area of 1880 square miles, and is
larger than the states of Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Delaware combined
Chicago Times.
William E. Ries, of New Castle,
Pa, put his horse and cutter under
she'd while he transacted some business.
The horse backed out and trotted
TO the railroad bridge over the
Neshannock creek, and then walked de-
iberately across, stepping on the ties,
which are from one to three feet apart,
and dragging the cutter after him.
philadelphia Press.
AN Egyptian papyrus, forty-two
feet long and containing all the chap
ters of the Book of the Dead" has
just been received and unroled at the
Sage Library in New Brunswick, N. j.
1t was secured for the library about six
months ago, by the Rev. DR.. Lansing, a
well known missionary in Egypt. Elk
perts pronounce it to have been written
nearly three thousand years ago.
AT Allegheny City, Pa, a few days
ago a drove of hogs got frightened
while passing drug store, and rushed
entirely through the place, doing all
the damage possible. Bottles and jars
of all sizes and shapes were knocked
down and smashed on all sides, and the
stove upset. A destructive fire would
have capped the climax but for the
prompt action of the proprietor.--Pitts
burqh Post.
Mrs. Collier, of Oakland, Cal, ha,
brought suit for divorce against heI
husband because he frequently went
fishing, did not supply her with u suf
ficient quantity of butter and eggs, and
often complained because he had to eat
a cold supper after day of piscatorial
sport. Her sister testified further that
Mr.. Collier refused to attend church
for fear he would have to put five cents
in the plate.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The shortest bill ever introduced
in the Maine Legislature, or in any
other, perhaps, was as follows: "Sec
1.-The dog is hereby declared to be o
domestic animal. Sec. 2.-This aci
shall take effect when approved" This
is not Maine joke, bat an act affecting
every dog in the State. 1t is tht
affirmation of fact which has been
called in question by Maine law courts.
1t is understood that this bill is intro
duced to avenge the loss Of cherished
dog, because under existing Maine law
the thief could not be convicted of lar
ceny.-M Y. Post.
m. N. Pike died near Damariscotta
Me-, few days ago, apparently il
abject poverty. The whole of hi
household goods would not bring fiv,
dollars if put up at auction. The nigh
after his burial, which was unattended
by his two daughters, a neighbor il
rummaging around in Pixies house
found an old trunk which contained !
good suit of clothes which no one hn'
tver seen him wear, national banl
bills, bonds and evidences of cash de
josits, amounting in all to over $25, 600
He was sixty-seven years of age ant
was at one time a lawyer. His daugh